You know how there's this stereotype of the suburban parent driving and the kids in the back seat are pelting them with questions (are we there yet? are we there yet?). Well, turns out that's not the worst thing possible. A young soldier in South Carolina flagged down a school bus and got on. He was carrying a rifle and wanted the driver to take him ... somewhere. He got the kids in the front of the bus. And - yes - they were inundating him with questions until he gave up, got the driver to stop and got off the bus. As I often say, I don't have to make this up.
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Toddson - May 06, 2021 11:51:01 am PDT #6150 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Topic!Cindy - May 06, 2021 2:51:14 pm PDT #6151 of 30000
What is even happening?
The news article at Toddson's link characterizes it as a hijacking.
Sheryl - May 06, 2021 3:17:18 pm PDT #6152 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Board's quiet today...
lisah - May 06, 2021 3:27:33 pm PDT #6153 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I haven't read the article but I was week wondering why tf a bus driver would pick up someone with a gun! Jesus, that's terrifying.
Topic!Cindy - May 06, 2021 3:37:32 pm PDT #6154 of 30000
What is even happening?
I think he felt he didn't have a choice, lisah.
Is intolerance to spicy food a superpower? I'm eating leftover shrimp biryani (that was a bit too spicy to begin with, but cooled down with raita on it) that seems to have gotten WAY spicier in the fridge. Or possibly I have become even more intolerant of spicy food in the last 8 hours. Dang it, Moderna!
So far, no side effects, though I didn't really expect any this early. (I have read about some people developing side effects within a few hours, but that's more on the outer edge of the bell curve.)
I hope you're feeling okay today, Teppy.
Steph L. - May 06, 2021 3:52:36 pm PDT #6155 of 30000
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
Feeling a little crappy -- headache, generally achy, and a fever. I'm hoping to sleep it off. And side effects are a fair tradeoff for antibodies, so I can live with it.
Laura - May 06, 2021 4:06:19 pm PDT #6156 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Go antibodies! Yeah, hydrate a bunch.
meara - May 06, 2021 4:15:33 pm PDT #6157 of 30000
Uuuugg. I got given a project where I’m supposed to do my job and also a different job. And I hate it and have no idea what I’m doing and have been doing it for two months but only get the training next week. But Monday I have to present a big slide deck of various things to higher ups that is a routine process except NOT FOR MY NORMAL JOB and I have no idea what any of it is (even the parts where I can fill it out because it says “insert screenshot of X” I don’t know what I would then SAY about X??) hate this.
Topic!Cindy - May 06, 2021 5:17:46 pm PDT #6158 of 30000
What is even happening?
Feeling a little crappy -- headache, generally achy, and a fever. I'm hoping to sleep it off. And side effects are a fair tradeoff for antibodies, so I can live with it.
That's how I felt about the side-effects. I didn't feel well, but I've felt worse, and at least I knew the shot was working.
Karl - May 06, 2021 5:59:30 pm PDT #6159 of 30000
Love one another.
Thanks, Laura. This year as every year, I'm grateful to share my birthday with the great Willie Mays, who turns 90 today.
It's been quiet this year, which I am beyond ok with. As Ann Leckie says (and I believe it was in amyparker's tagline at one point): "It's only ever been one step and then the next."
I love you all, even if I'm a lot less demonstrative about it than I was at one time.